Permanent-wave pad



Feb. 14, 1928. 1,659,490

P. KUNIN PERMANENT WAVE PAD Filed May 2:5, 1927 Patented Feb. y14, 192s.

UNITED Vsreras PAUL KUNIIYL' OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

PERMANENT-'WAVE .'PAD.

Application led May 23,

rlhis invention relates to .paraphernalia for usel in the process of permanent hair wavin and especially toa so called steam pad a apted to surround and incaseatress ofhair-wound pon'fa metal cur-ler. In 'the process of permanenthairjwaving, as carried out at the present'time, it' is'customary to iirst wind a tressvof hair upona metal curling rod, then to cover'the wound tress of hair with a piece of flannel or other absorbent -material saturated with' a solution and thenA t'oltie the ends of thefpiece' of=`ab sorbent-fl material to lthe rod with string thusincasing' the lock of hair; Sometimes a relatively wide strip fOfnQn-absorbent paper orother material nis wound about-the v flanneland also--tied'to the rod to more eiliciently retain the steam about the tress within, and' thereafter thfholder is subjected to the action of afheating unit. Obviously, the tying of the annel 4and strip to the rod consumes considerable time and labor, especially since in waving a single head of hair from eighteen'to thirty tresses must be separately processed. y a

It is the main object of my present invention to provide a highly efficient steam pad for applying the hair treating'solution and incasing-the wound tress which will eliminate the objectionable features above described and which may be wound about the hair and rod and retained in operative position without the use of strings or other extraneous retaining means. Y

More specifically it is an object to' provide a unitary steam pad for ,y permanent waving, which will have as a 'constituent part thereof a ply or strip of non-elastic materialadapted to retain its shape-when wound, to therebyhold the entire pad in op- 40 erative position`on the rod.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description made in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views and in which 1.-- a

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a preferred embodiment of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a cross section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing the pad applied in operative position about a tress -inner'plies'll and 5;l of unequal-'len h. I'."

`non-elasticmaterial.6 between sind plies .and

material rnayzbe metal tfoil oriany other "shape but considerably smaller size than the Vsecures the pad and eliminates the necessityT 1927. serial 1u.v 193.491.

Vof hair on a'curling rod adapted for 'in-'1155...i 4

sertionin a permanent wave heating unit. y

or' thin parchment paper' to form outer andy',

interpose a strip of relatively heavy exible n adjacent the folded edge ofthe sheet.. This iexiblermaterial which1 isnon-elastic in nafture and will furthermore retainits shape 'I when.v rolled or wound. As illustrated, a doubledstrip of metal foil isemployed extending across the entire width of the paper sheet and of approximately one-third the length thereof. V

L A relatively Small rectangular sheet of 'absorbent material 7, such as flannel or lint 4 is laid over a portion of the folded sheet A having one of its longitudinal edges substantially coincident -with one of the longitudinal edges of said sheet. I prefer to construct absorbent sheetr of generally similar 'folded non-absorbent sheet and to position the lower edge of sheet 7 some distance above the folded edge of sheet A. Sheets l7 andA and foil strip 6 are next secured 'together preferably by stitching along the line 8 through the several plies of material and the ends of folded sheet A are stitched together as well as to the other elements ,of the finished pad.

In using mv pad the absorbent sheet 7 is 90 'first saturated with the hair treating solution and thepad is then applied to a trees of hair X. wound on the usual permanent wave curling rod Y. The pad is then wound snugly about the tre-ss and rod. care being taken to keep the lower reinforced end ofthe pad some distance below the end of the rod. This leaves a portion of the foil strip between the scalp and the rod, and said portion is tightly crimped about the tress of hair below the rod to retain the en-y tire pad in operative position. The character of the foil or other non-elastic, form retaining material used when crimped, firmly los for strings or other retaining members. It will be noticed that the upper portion of the pad when applied to the hair is considerably thinner than the lower reinforced ortion and will ive a generally tapered e ect to the tube ormed about the hair. This permits the rod with the hair and pad thereon to be easily inserted into the tube of the heater.

It will be noticed that a single line of stitching 8 secures the several elements of the pad together for easy handling. The pads may be made at little cost and are especially well adapted for mailing or shipping.

By merely winding the pad about the rod with the tress thereon, the hair is incased by the absorbent sheet holding the hair treating solution, as well as by the non-absorbent sheet A incasing the curled tress and subjecting the same to the action of the steam. The pad when applied, of course, takes the form of a tapered tube and regardless ofthe diameter of the tress on the rod may be successfully applied.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have invented ai simple but highly eiiicient article for use in the process of permanent hair waving. By the use Y of m pad a large amount of labor and time will be eliminated in preparing the hair for treatment and the tress of hair will always be properly incased for effective steammg.

It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made in the form, details, arrangement and proportions of parts without departing from the scope of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A pad for permanent hair waving, comprising an incasing sheet folded on itself to form a doubled portion, a strip of iexible relatively heavy material adapted to retain its shape when wound inter osed between the plies of said doubled portion and a sheet of absorbent material adapted'to hold hair treatlng solution, said sheets being secured together.

equal length, the longer portion thereof be-v ing the exterior of the pad, a relatively narrow sheet of metal foil disposed between the plies of said folded sheet having one of its lateral edges coincident with one of the edges of said folded sheet, a relatively small sheet of absorbent material adapted to hold hair treating solution laid upon said folded sheetwith one of its edges coincident with the coincident edges of said first mentioned sheets, said sheets being stitched together through their said coincident edges.

3. A pad for permanent hair Waving, comprising any outer incasing sheet of relatively non-absorbent material, an inner incasin sheet of relatively non-absorbent materia, a sheet of metal foil adapted to retain its shape when wound, disposed between said sheets, and encased thereby and a sheet of relatively absorbent material disposed 0n the outer surface of one of said incasing sheets and means for securing said sheets and said foil together.

4. A pad for permanent hair waving, comprising a relatively non-absorbent incasing, sheet folded on itself to form a double portion, a sheet of metal foil interposed between the plies of said double portion and having one of its edges substantially parallel with the fold and incased thereby, and a sheet of absorbent material on the outer surface of said incasing sheet, and means for securing said sheets together.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

PAUL KUNIN. 

